Process for forming plastic binders



Sept. 13, 1960 med Sept. 14, 1956 A. L. RUCK ET AL PROCESS FOR FORMINGPLASTIC BINDERS 4 Sheets-'S'neet l INVENTOR.

ARTHUR RucK RlcHARD c. LAYNE By RALPH E. DENNls BY AT To RNEYS Sept. 13,1960 A. RucK ET AL 2,952,037

PRocEss FoR FORMING PLAsTzc BINDERs Fuad sept. 14, 1956 i 4 smeta-sheet2 INVENTOR. N/ ARTHUR L, RUCK Q RICHARD C. LAYNE BY AT TORN EYS Sept.13, 1960 A. RucK ET AL PRocExss FOR FORMING PLAsTxc BINDERs Filed Sept.14, 1956 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 NNAI INVENTOR. ARTHUR RucK RlcHARD c. LAYNE ByRALPH E. Dl-:NNls MA NEY ILLERaRAMBo BY ATToRNEYs United` States PatentO PROCESS FOR FORMING PLASTIC BINDERS Filed Sept. 14, 1956, Ser. No.610,011

`7 Claims. (CI. 18--`47.5)

Our invention relates to a process for forming plastic binders. It hasto do, more specifically, with a process for forming plastic binders ofthe general type disclosed in the United States patent to Douvry No.1,970,285 which issued August 14, 1934.

This application is a continuation-in-part of our copending applicationSerial No. 568,595 which was, in turn, a continuation-in-part of ourcopending application Serial No. 538,887, now abandoned.

This type of binder is commonly in use as a looseleaf binder and is madeof thermoplastc material. It consists of a longitudinally extendngbackbone of substantially semi-circular form having -binder ringsextendng from one edge thereof into overlapping or meeting relationshipto the other edge thereof. The rings of thisV type of binder normallytend to stay in operative position where the free ends of the ringsoverlap or meet the backbone. However, the thermoplastic material hassufiicient elasticity so that the free ends of lthe rings can be bentaway from the backbone to permt the assembly or removal of properlypunched loose-leaf sheets in relationship -to the binder. Thermoplasticmaterials Which have been used in producing this type of binder arevinyl resins such as Vinyli-te, cellulose acetates, butyrates, ethylcellulose, Celluloid, and pyroxylin, as well as others.

Prior to our development of the method disclosed in Serial No. 538,887,various methods had been provided cfor -producing this general type ofbinder. All prior a-rt methods with which We 'were familiar and whichwere in commercial use formed the binders in several separate anddistinct operations from flat sheets or blanks. These prior artprocesses are slow and are, therefore, not suit- 'able for massproduction, require much skilled labor, and

are wasteful insofar as material is concerned and, because of thesefactors, are quite expensive. Also, they do not use natural propertiesof the plastic to best advantage.

In our copending application Serial No. 538,887 we disclosed a novelextrusion process for forming these binders. The process disclosed inour application Serial No. 568,595 included the basic steps of the firstdisclosed process but included additional steps whereby the memoryfactor of the extruded plastic was utilized in keeping -t'he free endsof the rings in association with the backbone of the completed binder.The present inventon employs basic steps of the two previously disclosedprocesses and utilizes the memory factor but also provides refinementsin the extrusion and finger-fonning operations to Veliminate waste ofmaterial almost completely and in the reforming operations to bring thebinder blank under `con-trol accurately into its final form. V

In the plastic art the memory factor in an extruded thermoplasticarticle which has been subjected to sub- ICC sequent reheating andreforming operations is defined as the tendency the plastic has torevert to its original extruded form upon reheating to relieve thetension therein. This is a pronounced tendency as is well-known in .theart. In the present process this tendency is employed, as indcatedabove, to retain the rings in proper association with the backbone ofthe finshed binder so that it will eifectvely ybnd the loose-leafsheets.

According -to our process, the thermoplastic material for the binder isext-ruded as a continuous double blank which cross-sectional shape willbe of flat arcuate form fwith flanges on each edge directed inwardly andupwardly towards each other. Each of the flanges is substantially in theform that the final backbone of the finished binder will have and theflat arcuate section between the flanges is of sufficent width toprovide for the formation therefrom of fingers of proper length andwhich in the finshed binder Will be curled into association with thebackbone to serve as sheet-retaining binder rings. To establish a memoryfactor, which in the finished binder will always tend to cause thefingers to curl up and extend into association with the backbone evenunder high-temperature conditions, before the plastic material of thedouble blank sets, the blank is reformed 4by curling the flat arcuatefinger-forming section into a curvature of shorter radius so that thebackbone-forming flanges are disposed side-by-side almost in contactwith each other. This increase in sharpness of curvature of thefinger-forming section of the blank will, upon setting of the plasticmaterial, create a memory factor which in the finished binder willalways tend to cause the fingers to curl into association with thebackbone. This reforming of the extruded shape before setting isaccomplished during the continuous movement of the blank from theextrudng die and as this reforming operation is completed, the materialis permitted to set. The next step is subjecting the continuously movingblank to a forming operation, at a suitable temperature below thesofteningpoint of the plastic material, which will flatten the blankinto a flat U-form with the finger-forming section completely flattransversely and with the backbone-forming flanges upstanding at eachedge thereof, in order to permit continuous cutting of the blank. Thecontinuously moving blank is then subjected to a cutting operation whichwill divide the double blank into two continuous single blanks, eachhaving an upstanding backbone-forming flange and longitudinally spacedring-forming fingers extendng laterally therefrom. This cuttingoperation is accomplished substantially Without the waste of anymaterial of the original double -blank. After the cutting operation,each single blank is subjected separately during continuous movement toa reheating and reforming operation. This operation is such that theltension in the material of the flat plastic blank will be relaxed andthe fingers will tend to curl up into association with the backbone.However, the reforming operation Iis carried out in such a manner thatthe curling of the fingers into association with the backbone Willalways be under accurate control. After the blank sets, the memoryfactor will keep the curled fingers or rings in proper association withthe backbone. The continuous single blank -thus produced having thefingers curled into association with the backbone then be cut intoproper binder lengths during itscon'- tinuous movement. To use thesebinders a machine will be provided which will uncurl the fingers topermit slipping of loose-leaf sheets thereon.

In the accompanying drawings, we have illustrated schematically how ourprocess can be performed. In these drawings:

Fgure 1 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the successive operationsduring the continuous extrusion of the binder-forming blank andformation of the blank into the binders.

Fgure 2 is a plan view of the reforming guides which receive the doubleblank as it is extruded from the extrusion die and form it into asuitable shape to establish the desirable memory factor.

Fgure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along line 3-3 ofFgure 2 which is the same position indicated by line 3-3 of Fgure 1showing the shape of the extruded blank as it leaves the extrusion dieand rests on the reforming guides.

Fgure 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFgure 2 which corresponds to the position of line 4-4 of Fgure 1 showingthe shape of the blank Vas it leaves the reforming guides.

Fgure 5 is a side elevational view of a reheating and reforming unitwhich will flatten out the double blank shown in Fgure 4 preparatory tocutting.

Fgure 6 is a plan view of the unit of Fgure 5.

Fgure 7 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 7-7 of Fgure 6,which Corresponds to the position indicated at line 7-7 of Fgure 1, andshowing the double binder blank as it enters the reforming unit of Fgure6.

Fgure 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fgure 6,which corresponds to the positon line 8-8 of Fgure 1, showing theflattened U-shape of the d-ouble binder blank as it leaves the reformingunit of Fgure 6.

Fgure 9 is a side-elevational view of the cutting unit which cuts thedouble blank into two single blanks and simultaneously forms the fingerson each.

Fgure 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 10-10 of Fgure 9,corresponding to line 10-10 of Fgure 1, showing the shape of the doubleblank as it enters the cutting unit.

Fgure 11 is a plan view of the blank of Fgure 10.

Fgure 12 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 12-12 of Fgure9, corresponding to line 12-12 of Fgure 1, showing the two identicalsingle blanks formed by the cutting unit.

Fgure 13 is a plan view of the double blank as it is cut and separatedinto the two single blanks.

Fgure 14 is a side elevational view of the cutting unit showing theupper wheel thereof slotted to receive the 'continuous band cuttingblade.

Fgure 15 is an edge view of the cutting unit shown in Fgure 14 with thecutting blade in position on the upper wheel.

Figur/e 16 is a plan view of the reforming unit which reforms the singleblank by curling the fingers into association with the backbone of theblank during its continuous movement.

Fgure 17 is a side elevational view of the unit of Figure 16.

Fgure 18 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 18-18 of Fgure16 showing the shape of the single blank as it`enters into the reformingunit of Figures 16 and 17.

Fgure 19 is a schematic view in perspective illustrating the entrance ofthe blank into the reforming unit of Figures 16 and 17 and intoassociation With the propelling bands thereof.

Fgure 20 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 20-20 of Fgure16 illustrating our initial stage of the finger curling operation.

Fgure 21 is atransverse sectional view taken along line 21-21 of Fgure16 and illustrating the final stage of the finger-forming operation.

Fgure 22 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 22-22 of Fgure16 and showing the blank as it leaves the forming unit.

Fgure 23 is a diagrammatic view in plan illustrating how the blank isstripped from the bands which propel it through the forming unit.

Fgure 24 is a perspective view illustrating the finished binder.

With reference to the drawings, in Fgure 1 we have illustrateddiagrammatically the successive steps in our Continuous process offorming plastic binders of the type indicated.

The material is first continuously extruded from a suitable extrusionmachine indicated at 30. This machine will extrude the material in theform of a double blank 31, of the cross-sectional shape illustrated inFgure 3, from any suitable thermoplastic material and the blank can beof a solid color or several longitudinally extending bands of color. Itwill be noted from Fgure 3 that the blank 31 will have a flat arcuatecenter section 32 and flanges 33 on each edge which are directedinwardly and upwardly towards each other. On the outer edge of each-flange 33 is an inwardly directed lip 34. Each of the flanges 33 issubstantially in the form that the final backbone of the finished binderwill have and the flat arcuate section 32 between the flanges 33 will bethe portion from which the longitudinally spaced fingers of the finishedbinder are formed and this section will be of suficent width to providefor fingers of proper length. In the finished binder, these fingers willbe curled into association with the longitudinally extending Continuousbackbone to serve as sheet-retaining binder rings.

The desirable memory factor is established by subjecting the doubleblank 31, as it emerges from the extrusion die, to a reforming unit 35.This reforming operation is accomplished before the plastic materialsets and the memory factor established will be of such a nature that itwill always tend to cause the fingersin the finished binder to curl upand eXtend into association with the backbone even under hightemperature conditions. The unit 35 (Figures 2 and 4) comprises a seriesof longitudinally spaced upstanding plates 36 which are provided withcentrally disposed upwardly opening notches 37. The notches ofsuccessive plates 36 gradually decrease in width and increase incurvature from the inlet to the outlet of the unit 35 so that the blank31 will be reformed into Ia double blank 31a of the Cross-sectionalshape shown in Fgure 4. This reforming operation curls the flat arcuatefinger-forming section 32 into a section 3211 of shorter radius s'o thatthe backbone-forming flanges 33 are disposed side-by-side almost incontact with each other. However, it will vbe noted that in thisreforming operation no change has occurred in the shape of the flanges33. This double blank will continue to move and after it leaves the unit35 it is set and the increase in sharpness of Curvature of the-finger-forming section 3211 of the blank by this reforming operationcreates a memory factor which, in the finished binder, will always tendto cause the fingers to curl into association with the backbone. Thetemperature of the plastic material as it emerges from the eXtrusion diewill be from approximatelyv 380 F. to 340 F. and as it leaves the unit35 will be approximately 350? F. to 330 F. As a specific example, Vwehave found that in using polyvinyl Chloride the extruding temperature isabout 360 F.,and the reforming temperature is about 340 F.

After the material of the double blank 31a sets, the blank is subjectedto another reforming operation to fa- Cilitate Continuous cutting of theblank. For this purpose the blank 31a is fed continuously through aheating, or heat maintaining, and reforming unit 38. This unit is shownbest in Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8. This unit comprises a reforming shoe 39which is provided with suitable means for heating it. In this unit thetemperature of the about F. to 250 F. to relieve the tension therein 31btherebetween.

assaos? without actually melting the material thereof. In the case ofpolyvinyl chloride, we have found in actual practice that a reformingtemperature of about 180 F. is desirable. It will be noted from Figures5 to 8, inclusive, that the shoe 39 is of -flat U-cross sectionthroughout its length, but diverges laterally from a point 42 at itsforward end. 'Ihe shoe is provided with the upstanding fianges 40 ateach edge of a flat base plate 41. The plate 41` is horizontallydisposed with its flanges 40 disposed upright. However, it will be notedfrom Figure 6 that the flanges 40 converge at the point 42 at theforward end which is the end that first enters the blank 31a.'Furthermore, it will be noted from Figure 5, that the flanges 40 areprovided with forward sections 43 that incline upwardly from the point42 to a point where they merge with the straight horizontally disposedupper edges of the flanges 40. As the blank 3111 is passed over thepoint 42 of the shoe 38, it is gradually spread laterally so that theflanges 33 are moved away from each other and inverted and at the sametime the section 32a is flattened. As it leaves the unit 38, thereformed double blank 31b will be of flat U-shaped cross section withVthe backbone-forming flanges 33 of the blank reversed `from thedepending position shown in Fgure 7 to the upstanding position shown inFigure 8 and with the flanges 40 of the shoe 38 beneath the lips 34 ofthe backboneforming flanges 33. Furthermore, the finger-forrning part ofthe blank will be in the form of the flat section .32b. This flatU-shape cross section will facilitate subsequent cutting of the blank31h.

The next step is-the cutting operation which is illustrated in Figures 9to 13. During this cutting operation the single double blank 31h whichis shown in Figures 10 and 11 in the form it has las it enters thecutting unit 45 is cut into a pair of mating blanks 31o and 31d of thetype shown in Figures 12 and 13. This cutting is accomplishedsubstantially without the waste of any material.

The cutting unit 45 (Figure 9) comprises the upper cutter wheel 46 andthe lower wheel 47 Which has a -smooth circumference. The spacingbetween the-se wheels will be just sufiicient to permit the passage ofthe blank The structure of the cutting unit is illustrated in detail inFigures 14 and 15. It will be noted ,from Figure 14 that thecircumference of the wheel 46 is provided with a series of radialblade-receiving slots 48 spaced uniformly angularrly therearound.Theserslots 48 will receive the cutter blade 49 and a shoulder 50 isprovided on the wheel to limit inward movement radia]- Aly of the blade49. This blade, as shown in Figure 15, `is bent into transverse loops 52which will be properly .spaced to fit into the slots 48. These loopswill, in plan,

correspond to the shape and size of the fingers to be produced in theblank.

It will be apparent that as the blank 31h passes through 4the cuttingunit 45, the blade 49 will serve to sever the blank into two separateidentical blanks 31o and 31d. Each of these blanks will include thebackbone-forrning flange 33 and the fingers 32d extending laterallytherefrom. Instead of \one blade 49 a series of bands or blades may beused.

The blanks 31c and 31d are now subjected to a series of operations tocurl the fingers 32c into association with the backbone 33. Both ofthese blanks are preferably passed continuously through the formingoperations which are now to be described. However, in the drawings, weillustrate only one of these blanks 31d passing through `'theseoperations and our description will be confined to the one although itwill be understood that the other blank 31c will be subjected toidentical operations. These v reforming operations are illustrated inFigures 16 to 23.

The reforming operation is accomplished in a reform- ..ing unit 55.During this reforming operation the blank 31d isibrought up to atemperature rangng from 130 F.

i to 250 F. in order to relieve the tension therein without actuallymelting the material thereof. We have found that a temperature of 180 F.is desrable if the thermoplastic material being used is polyvinylchloride. For this purpose, as shown in Figure l, as the blank entersthe unit 55 it is passed through heating means 54.

The unit 55 comprises a transporting belt 56 which is drivencontinuously and which will support the flat fingers 32d of the blank31d. This belt is an endless flexible belt supported at its oppositeends by the rollers 57 and 58. \In initially installng the belt, it isfirst passed around the rollers 57 and 58 and then the rollers are swungabout the longitudinal axis of the belt 180 degrees to twist the beltand both rollers will be driven in opposite directions. Associated withthe twisted belt 56 is a forming cone 59 within which the belt will passand which Will be so shaped that it will cause the belt to act on theblank Contacting therewith to curl the fingers into association with amandrel 53. This mandrel 53 is supported from above at its forward endonly by means of a pivot 53a so that it is free to -float laterally. Itextends substantially the full length of the forming cone 59, as shownin Figures 16 and 17, and is tapered at both ends. 'Ihe mandrel 53throughout most of its length is of a cross-sectional shape exactlycorresponding to that of the finished binder as shown in Figunes 20 and21.

For propelling the blank 31d through the unit 59, two continuouslydriven endless bands 60 and 61 are provided. These bands are verticallydisposed and pass around vertically disposed sets of rollers 62 and 63,respectively. The inner flights of the belts 60 and 61 are disposed incontact throughout the length of the belt 56. All of the-belts aredriven continuously at the same lnear speed. i

As the blank 31d enters the unit 55, it passes into an upwardly inclinedchannel-shaped guide 64 as shown in VFigure 19. This guide will guidethe flange 33 of the Vflange 33 will be disposed between -the bands 61and 60 and the flat side of the mandrel 53 will be contacted by the band60 and the fingers` 32d will pass beneath the Y mandrel. Due to theaction of the cone and the twisted belt 56, the fingers 32d will begradually swung upwardly and horizontally over the mandrel, as shown inFig- .ure 20, and over the upper lip 34 of the flange 33 at the sametime that the flange 33 -is held vertically by the cooperating bands 60and *61. Continued movement Vthrough the forming cone will swing thefingers 3-2d downwardly into vertical depending position, as shown inFigure 21. Further movement Will bring the blank oif the belt 56 and offthe mandrel 53 but, as shown in Figure 22, the bands 60 and 61 willstill engage the flange 33 and the outer extremities of the fingers willbe vertically disposed outside the band 61 and outside the flange 33.

Thus, the blank 31d in its passage through the unit 55 is reformed bycurling it around the mandrel 53 through the cooperative action of thecone 59 and the belt 56. It is reformed from its J-shape shown invFigure 18 into the blank 31e shown in Figure 22 wherein the fingers 32eare curledaround and outside the backbone flange 33. Friction on theplastic-is reduced since the binder is engaged by the belts 56 and bands60 and V61 which move the plastic along therewith.

' ever, before it is subjected to this stripper unit, the plastic blankshould Ibe cooled to atemperature below 7 F. which can be accomplishedwith the cooling unit 66 located at the outlet end of the cone 59, asshown in Figure 1.

The stripper means comprises a stripper rod 67 which is directedlaterally and inwardly adjacent the point Where the bands 60 and 61diverge. The forward end of this rod 67 is pointed as indicated at 68and is sopositioned that as the blank 3i1e passes off the belt 56, thepoint enters into the blank. The forward end off the rod 67 is alsoprovided with a laterally enlarged' cam portion 69 as illustrated bestin Figure 23. As the blank 3t1e 'passes onto the cam portion 69, theflange portion 33 of the blank .is deflected laterally in one directionwhile the curled fingers 32@ are deflected laterally inthe oppositedirection. Deflection of the flange 33 moves the lip 34 off the upperedge of the band 60 and deflection of the fingers 32e brings themlaterally within the flange 33. At the same time the binder is moveddownwardly, due to the inclination of the rod 67, until it is below theband 60, when the flange 33 is permitted to snap 'back into its normalvertical position. I-Iowever, by this time the fingers 32e have passedoff the cam portion 69 and onto the straight portion of the rod 67 whichwill be of substantially the same diameter as the rings in the finalbinder. Since the fingers 32e snap into position on the rod 67 beforethe flange 33 comes back to its normal position, the fingers will now belocated inside the backbone-forming flange 33 as shown in Figure 24.

After the binder blank 31e leaves the stripping means it may besubjected to a shear unit '70 shown in Figure 1 which may travel withthe binder blank during the shearing action and sever it into binders ofdesired length.

The binder 31f shown in Figure 24 will consist of the flat backbone 33]cwith the inwardly turned lip 34]L on its one edge and with the curvedfingers 32f curling from the other edge around and within the flange 34fand with the straight portions 32g of the fingers bearing against theinside of the backbone 33. Because of the straight or vertical backbone331" and the similarly positionedv finger portions 32g as viewed inFigure 24, removal of sheets Will be facilitated because it will not benecessary to spread the rings so much to move the flat finger portions32g away from the flat backbone 33f. Also, the vertical portions 32g ofthe fingers Will normally be positioned below the locking lip 34f whichwill serve to keep the sheets in place. Furthermore, the outer flatsurface of the backbone 331C provides a flat surface for receivingprinting.

It will be apparent from the above description that We have provided anovel continuous process whereby the binder blank is eXtrudedcontinuously from thermoplastic material, is subjected continuously to aforming operation which establishes the desirable memory factor therein,is then reformed into a desirable shape to permit cutting, the cuttingbeing accomplished without any substantial waste of material, and isfinally reformed into the finished binder of proper size and shape. Thefinished binder Will be such that the memory factor therein will tend tokeep the fingers or rings in association with the binder even under hightemperature conditions. Also, the binder is novel in itself and is sodesigned that release of the sheets is facilitated when the binder ispositively spread but the sheets are normally securely locked inposition.

Various other advantages will be apparent from the precedingdescription, the drawings, and the following claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. The method of forming a plastic binder of the type which includes acontinuous backbone and a plurality of rings a=t longitudinally spacedintervals each of which has one end attached to the backbone and a freeend as- 'sociated therewith, which comprises extruding the blank in `aform having a backbone-forming flange and a flatly curved finger-formingportion attached thereto, A refr'orming the blank by curving thefinger-forming portion more sharply into association with thebackbone-forming flange to Vprovide a memory factor therein which willtend to cause the subsequently formed fingers to curl into associationwit-h the backbone, flattening the blank to facilitate 'cutting thereofto form a blank having the continuous backbone with the fingerseXtending laterally therefrom, cutting the blank to form the fingersattached to the backbone and then forming the blank into its final shapewith the fingers curled into association With the backbone to formsheet-retaining rings.

2. The method of forming a plastic binder of the type which includes acontinuous backbone and a plurality of rings at longitudinally spacedintervals each of which has one end attached to the backbone and a -freeend associated therewith, which comprises extruding a double blank,reforming the double blank to provide a memory factor therein which Willtend to cause the subsequently formed fingers to curl into associationwith the cooperating backbone, flattening the double blank to facilitatecutting thereof, cutting the double blank to sever it into a pair ofseparate mating blanks each of which -has the continuous backbone withthe fingers extending laterally therefrom, and then forming each blank-into its final shape with the fingers curled into association with thebackbone to form sheet-retaining rings.

3. A method according to claim 2 Wherein the blank is extruded as acontinuous strip and all the operations are performed during thecontinuous movement of the strip.

4. The method of forming a plastic binder of the type which includes acontinuous backbone and a plurality of rings a-t longitudinally spacedintervals each of which has one end attached to the backbone and a freeend associated therewith, which comprises extruding a double blank whichwill be of flat arcuate form with flanges on each edge directed inwardlyand upwardly towards each other with the flanges in substantially theform that the final backbone of the finished binder will have and withthe flat arcuate section between the flanges of suificient width toprovide for the formation therefrom of fingers of proper length, andafter extrusion and before the extruded blank sets establishing a memoryfactor, which in the finished binder Will always tend to cause thefingers to curl up and eXtend into association with the backbone, byforming the flat arcuate finger-forming section into a curvature ofshorter radius so that the backbone-forming flanges are disposedside-by-side almost in contact with each other, permitting the plasticmaterial to set, and then forming the double blank into a flat U-formwith the finger-forming section completely flat transversely and withthe backbone-forrning flanges upstanding at each edge thereof, cuttingthe double blank into two continuous mating single blanks each having anupstanding backboneforming flange and longitudinally spaced ring-formingfingers extending laterally therefrom, and then reforming each singleblank so that the fingers are curled up into association with thebackbone.

5. A method according to claim 4 wherein the double blank is extruded asa continuous strip and all the subp sequent operations are performedduring the continuous 7. A method according to claim 6 in which the coioperating inner and outer former members position the ends of thefingers outside the backbone of the blank and the blank is then removedfrom the forming members n the ends of the fingers are postoned withinthe backbone.

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